Garment hanger



NOV. 24, j EY GARMENT HANGER Filed Sgpt. 1-1, 1929 IN VEN TOR.

2/2 ATTORNEY.

:A. FoLnx oroMAnn} ivEBimsKA r GARMENT EANGEBJ Application filed September 11, 1929. Seria1-No;33 1,7 89.

The invention relates to garment hangers vending purposes," and has for its object to and-has for its object to provide aidevice of this character particularly adapted for [use in stores' where ladies garments :are constantly removedfrom their'cases for'display and provide, in connection with the-hanger, pivoted arms terminating adj acent, the end of-the arched bar,and controlled by the suspend- 7 ing hook in a manner whereby the pivot-ed arms will be forced into clamping engagement with the garment straps by the Weight of the garment thereon, thereby preventing r the strapsitmm slipping over the ends of the .1 1

hanger bar. w

A further object istogprovide .bar" with upwardly extending eyelet members having eyes i'nthefupper ends thereof through which "are rockablymounted the clamping arm's thesha'ft of the hook being 1 With the above and'other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement o'f'partsas hereinafter set forth, shown? inflthe drawings; described and; claimed, it being understood that "changes in A r the preciseembodiment oftheinvention may bemade within the scope ofiwhat' is claimed 'without departing from the spirit of the inf Vvention. Q

In the drawings: i

Figure-1 is a vievv elevation of the; hanger showing a garment supportedthere 011., m IJFigure 2-is-a detail perspective view. of the central portion of the hanger. 1 :Figure- 3 is-'alpl'an View of the outer end ofjfone {of the clamping' 'arms.

Referring to the drawings; the numeral 1 designates the arcuate'bar, on which'the gar- I ment 2 supported with that Where hangers are remfovedfromgcas'es I .01 placed therein, the shoulderp0rtions 3; 1ip 1 Ider members 3, said shoulder members are;-

the said ieyelet niembersi9i; The inner iends;

connection at 11 to a flattened portionzof hook 13. The; lower. end of, shaft 12 s ,sli'dablymounted ina bearingllio'fitheba' men't hanger is provided Whichcan be "cheap ,ly manufactn'redand one wherein the pivoted 1 7 arms" L andq-snspension hook and shaftjar ventionaleyes areused thereby aliewiiigith l deviceto be formed from standard commer cial material. The invention hav is claimed asnewfandfusefulis receiving her; transversely disposedrarn'i .engaging eyes} carried by V the said bar c la mp 3ex'tending overthesame. Ithasbee' ifound Q over ,theends l of'the'arcuatememberil and to Qdrop to the floor. To'obviate' this difii culty' the hanger is provided with outwardly-and downwardly extending; clamping arms s5, 7 which; when "the garment. is supported i on V; the bar 1, swing downwardly at their j outer ends forforcing the rubberferrule ti carried 1.: bythe angular-farm 7 against members a Y i WVhentheferr uIesG are forced downward 1y into clampingengagement ivviththe shoul positively held against slipping from the a f gendsof the arcuate bar 1, therefore itWill-fbe seen that the garments may be easilyihan-f 'l vVdled, andthe I 'on thehanger. and pivotally garmntmeifitained i'n. p' siti Q-j Sec-urea at h ba 1' arthe'ui wardlr extending ey let members 9, th arms a 3% mg IQckably mountedjit y 10" O of the arms 5 are flattenedst s r alj ,1

shaft 12 which is provided with a supporting:

{.Fiomlthe above it will be seen thatfa gar formed from relatively heavy Wire; and con been" set" Agarrnent han er comprising agarnientf ing' arms rockably' and slidably. in said the outer ends of said arm hpro vided w ith garment engagingmenlbers,

a? suspension hook above the bar a' down V vv a'rcllyext-ending shaft earriedby thesu spension hook and slidablymounted in a bearing of th e bar, said shaft being disposed be:

tween' the veyes, a pivot connecting the inner. v j ends ofv said arms and-shaft upon opposite sidesof the said 'sha-ft abo ve the bfar whereby upon suspension of the hanger from its hook theouter ends of the said arms willobe forced I "into clar'n'ping engagement with the bar. I I 7 -11 Intesti'monywhereofLheieunto:afiig 1 

